Weather Records on 17 June 1966

464 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1966. Highest significance: Maibong, IN.

Key Facts for 17 June 1966

On 17 June 1966, 464 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 458 daily.
Maibong set an all-time record daily precipitation of 232.9 mm (9.2 in) on 17 June 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

464 stations

464 station records on 17 June 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maibong	India	Record daily precipitation	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nagode	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chabra (Disp)	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zverinogolovskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfstein/Pfalz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nagaur (Nagore )	India	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Badnawar	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

464 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 June 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 458.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

392 broken records

Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1966

Top 20 records on 17 June 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1966	Maibong, IN	all-time rain	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1966	Greenville, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Ratlam, IN	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Holland 1 E, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Skegness, GB	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Nagode, IN	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Melrose, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Chabra (Disp), IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Union Springs 9 S, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Evergreen, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Hollenstein (Kraftwerk), DE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Zverinogolovskaja, RU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Wolfstein/Pfalz, DE	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Elizabeth City, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Kuujjuarapik A, CA	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1966	Newkirk, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1807 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1966. 1966 had 464 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	370
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2